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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/egalaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃égʷʰis.

Noun

*egalaz m

  1. leech

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *egalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *egalaz *egalōz, *egalōs
vocative *egal *egalōz, *egalōs
accusative *egalą *egalanz
genitive *egalas, *egalis *egalǫ̂
dative *egalai *egalamaz
instrumental *egalō *egalamiz
  • *egalō

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: egela f (<*egalō)
    • Middle Low German: ēgele, ēgel
  • Old Dutch: *egela (<*egalō)
  • Old High German: egala f (<*egalō)
    • Middle High German: egel, egele f
  • Old Norse: *iglr
    • Icelandic: iglur (plural)
    • Faroese: igli, igil
    • Norwegian: igle
    • Swedish: igel
    • Danish: igler (plural)
    • Westrobothnian: egel
    • Old Norman Igle-, Ingle- (pond name element)
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